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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
claim
/kleɪm/
verb1 of 2
to say something is true when others may not agree
- “You should step up and claim responsibility for your mistakes.”Tatoeba
- “Remember, not everyone online is who they claim to be.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
noun2 of 2
A demand of ownership made for something.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)